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Sanford is bracing for Special Prosecutor’s Announcement on Trayvon MartinLeave a comment

The city of Sanford, Fla., is preparing for unrest ahead of a special prosecutor’s announcement on the fate of Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman.

While it is unclear when Angela Corey will announce her decision, Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett said that he had met with emergency management teams and the federal Department of Justice to “prepare for the worst,” WMKG reported.

“We’re planning for the ‘what-if’ case scenario and that would be to make sure all of our citizens get the protection they pay their taxes for,” the Mayor told reporters on Thursday.

Since the February incident, Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, has insisted that he was threatened by the 17-year-old and shot him in self-defense. He was questioned by cops but not arrested.

Trayvon’s family claims Zimmerman followed their son despite orders from a 911 dispatcher not to and then attacked him.